200-28 Officer Funerals and Ceremonial Honors

Question 1

Full Department Honors:

Answer 1

The rendering of honors for a Houston police officer killed while performing a police-related task or duty.

Question 2

Department Honors:

Answer 2

The rendering of honors upon the honorable (as determined by the department) death of an active or
honorably retired Houston police officer whose death was unrelated to employment by the department. Civilian employees killed while performing a police-related task or duty may receive department honors.

Question 3

Ceremonial Honors:

Answer 3

The rendering of honors by representatives of the department, as approved by the Chief of Police, at
special events or at the funeral of anyone who should be honored in this manner because of their relationship with the department.

Question 4

(Full Department Honors)

All classified employees shall wear black tape or a mourning badge cover on the ____ of their badges as directed in General Order 300-15, Appearance and
Grooming Standards - Classified.

Answer 4

horizontal center

Question 5

(Full Department Honors)

All flags at police facilities shall be flown at half-staff from the time of…

Answer 5

the officer’s death until burial.

Question 6

(Full Department Honors)

The HPD Honor Guard shall follow their approved protocol for line of duty deaths. With approval of family members, the Honor Guard shall conduct the following ceremonies:

a.
Prior to the Honor Guard arriving for the funeral service, officers assigned to the division where the deceased was last assigned shall ____. The Honor Guard shall assume the casket guard duty ____hour prior to the funeral service.

Answer 6

1) post a casket guard during viewing on the day of the service
2) one

Question 7

(Full Department Honors)

The HPD Honor Guard shall follow their approved protocol for line of duty deaths. With approval of family members, the Honor Guard shall conduct the following ceremonies:

b.
____shall be presented at the time of the funeral services and at the grave site. A ____ ceremony shall be conducted.

Answer 7

1) Colors

2) flag-folding

Question 8

(Full Department Honors)

The HPD Honor Guard shall follow their approved protocol for line of duty deaths. With approval of family members, the Honor Guard shall conduct the following ceremonies:

c.
A ____ salute shall be performed.

Answer 8

21-gun

Question 9

(Full Department Honors)

The HPD Honor Guard shall follow their approved protocol for line of duty deaths. With approval of family members, the Honor Guard shall conduct the following ceremonies:

d.
____ shall be played at the grave site or at the ceremonial site.

Answer 9

Taps

Question 10

(Department Honors)

With approval of family members, the Honor Guard shall assume casket guard duty ____ hour prior to the funeral service.

Answer 10

one

Question 11

(Department Honors)

____ shall be presented by the Honor Guard at the grave site or at the ceremonial site.

Answer 11

Colors

Question 12

(Department Honors)

A flag-folding ceremony shall be conducted for those deceased employees who were…

Answer 12

veterans of the United States Armed Forces and upon approval of the deceased employee’s family.

Question 13

(Ceremonial Honors)

With approval of family members, the Honor Guard shall stand at an appropriate location while ceremonies are conducted or, on the day of the funeral,…

Answer 13

where the body of the person to be honored is lying in repose.

Question 14

(Ceremonial Honors)

The Honor Guard shall present the colors during the appropriate time of the ceremonies or ____. Taps, when appropriate, shall be played.

Answer 14

at the grave site of the person being honored

Question 15

(Ceremonial Honors)

The Honor Guard shall march during parades or activities in which the department…

Answer 15

wishes to participate.

Question 16

(Out-of-Town Funerals)

For out-of-town funerals, if the family of an HPD officer killed in the line of duty requests the Honor Guard and the funeral is to be held within the state of Texas, members of the Honor Guard shall…

Answer 16

attend

Question 17

(Out-of-Town Funerals)

If the funeral is to be held outside the state of Texas, but within the 48 contiguous United States, only the ____ may authorize travel for the Honor Guard to attend.

Answer 17

Chief of Police

Question 18

(Out-of-Town Funerals)

If an HPD officer’s death is not in the line of duty or if the funeral involves an honorably retired HPD officer, the decision to send the Honor Guard or other official representative of the department to an out-of-town funeral shall…

Answer 18

rest solely with the Chief of Police.

Question 19

(Out-of-Town Funerals)

If a funeral is for a peace officer from another law enforcement agency who is killed in the line of duty, the HPD Honor Guard is authorized to travel to attend the funeral only if…

Answer 19

it is to be held in the state of Texas and within a 300-mile radius of Police Headquarters. Only the Chief of Police may authorize travel outside of these boundaries.

Question 20

(Out-of-Town Funerals)

For the out-of-town funerals outlined above, vehicles shall be provided by the department if travel is authorized and the funeral is to be held in the state of Texas and within a 300-mile radius of Police Headquarters. Any other City vehicle use requires approval by…

Answer 20

the Chief of Police

Question 21

(Out-of-Town Funerals)

If travel is authorized and the funeral is to be held outside the 300-mile radius or in another state, the Honor Guard may use…

Answer 21

commercial air services as directed in General Order 200-17, Travel Authorization and Reimbursement Procedures.